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26Please respect copyright.PENANA1ucfZRD3swns3.143.116.179da2It started with a “Hey.”26Please respect copyright.PENANAV4NvuC62at
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And then somehow, it turned into 3-hour calls, 2 a.m. confessions, and 4 a.m. smiles.26Please respect copyright.PENANAsh5YKw0NH7We talked about everything — dreams, fears, memories, silly things like our favorite ice cream flavors, and deep things like losing people and trusting again.26Please respect copyright.PENANABEiTcVgyB7
One night, he said something that made me pause: “I feel like I’ve known you forever.”26Please respect copyright.PENANA742Jb6wtoy
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And I smiled… because I had been thinking the exact same thing.26Please respect copyright.PENANAsdifJajJdiI was falling. Slowly. Gently. Quietly.26Please respect copyright.PENANAt5M9xUWMuD
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And I didn’t even realize it — until he made me laugh so hard I forgot every reason I ever doubted love.